British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
We deal with human rights complaints in BC
The BC Human Rights Tribunal is responsible for accepting, screening, mediating, and adjudicating human rights complaints.
News
- Case Path Pilot Practice Direction AmendedJuly 16, 2024 The Tribunal has amended the Case Path Pilot Practice Direction to clarify that the Tribunal reviews a complaint file for the purpose of case path selection after the deadline for document disclosure, rather than after the parties have completed document disclosure.
- Freedom of Information Request Policy issuedJuly 3, 2024 The Tribunal issued its Freedom of Information Request Policy.
- Hearing scheduling underwayMay 10, 2024 The Tribunal has begun scheduling hearings after a temporary pause related to its backlog strategy. The Tribunal is scheduling hearings in the order of the date the complaint was filed, from oldest to newest. The Tribunal will contact parties in respect of scheduling as their case reaches the top of the queue.… Read more: Hearing scheduling underway
- May 2024 updateMay 1, 2024 The Tribunal is pleased to report progress under its Backlog Strategy. As at May 1, the Tribunal has 524 open Covid-related cases in its inventory, down from 946 at the beginning of the backlog project. In total, the Tribunal has now closed roughly 68% of its Covid-related cases. The Tribunal has also made… Read more: May 2024 update
- November 2023 updateThe Tribunal is pleased to welcome eight new Tribunal Members: Ijeamaka Anika, Jonathan Chapnick, Robin Dean, Andrea Duncan, Theressa Etmanski, Christopher Foy, Andrew Robb, and Laila Said-Alam. The Tribunal has updated its Backlog Strategy regarding the Screening Inventory Project. The Tribunal is continuing its process review and managing delays in its process as a result… Read more: November 2023 update